There are 6 ways to get from Bern to Addis Ababa by train or plane
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane ZRH - ADD
13h 28m$353–567Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Busto Arsiziotrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane MXP - ADD
14h 11m$257–757Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane GVA - ADD
12h 8m$281–828Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane BSL - ADD
13h 34m$304–1,058Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane LIN - ADD
17h 7m$410–1,211Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane FRA - ADD
14h 32m$385–762
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $350 - $600 and takes 13h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which takes 12h 8m and costs $280 - $850.
The distance between Bern and Addis Ababa is 5272 km.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Bern to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Bern. It is currently 12:57 PM in Bern and 2:57 PM in Addis Ababa.
There are 317+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Addis Ababa. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), walk to Bole Dildiy, then take the bus to Black Lion. Alternatively, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), walk to Bole Dildiy, then take the bus to Black Lion.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Busto Arsizio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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